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It’s a heck of a way to run a pre-election campaign. On the eve of an expected election, politicians usually spend their time playing up good news, downplaying the bad, shaking hands and kissing babies.

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After consulting with its insurance company, the Lethbridge School District No. 51 pulled its lone team out of the upcoming cheerleading championships at the West Edmonton Mall. The school board said its insurance company thought “it was prudent” to issue a four-week travel warning, advising the school and its students to stay away from the West Edmonton Mall after the recent threat of terrorism.

Edmonton’s resale home sales dropped 17 per cent compared to the same month in 2014, the Realtors Association of Edmonton reported Tuesday. It’s the second straight month sales have fallen year-over-year. In January, home sales slumped nearly 26 per cent.